style

Definition of style

2a: a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech) <writes with more attention to style than to content><the flowery style of 18th century prose>b: a distinctive manner or custom of behaving or conducting oneself <the formal style of the court><his style is abrasive>; also: a particular mode of living <in high style>c: a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed <a unique style of horseback riding><the classical style of dance>

3a:stylusb:gnomon 1bc: the filiform usually elongated part of the pistil bearing a stigma at its apex — see flower illustrationd: a slender elongated process (as a bristle) on an animal

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fashion, style, mode, vogue, fad, rage, craze mean the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date. fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place <the current fashion>. style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste <a media baron used to traveling in style>. mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated <slim bodies are the mode at this resort>. vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion <short skirts are back in vogue>. fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion <last year's fad is over>. rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad <Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time><crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted>.